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I have to say that to grow in life its important to seize every opportunity that comes your way and  to know what you like and want to do and what you don’t like and don’t want to do.  Amanda Beatriz, 17 years old, thinks likewise. This young girl, even though she knew very little about tech, decided to enrol on an introduction to IT programme and a Digital Marketing Assistant programme, both of which were offered by Project Tamandaré in partnership with Happy Child Internati

In various bible passages it points out the importance of having the support of brothers and sisters in our lives. Psalm 131:1-2 says “ How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe”.The story of sisters Edja and Joice Félix highlights the poignancy of these words.  The youngest sister in this story is 35 year o

Leonel is working out his dreams by taking hold of all the learning opportunities that have been given to him in life.   When he was a child, he passed a test to study in a private school. In the afternoons he participated in after school clubs which were hosted by social projects.   When he was a young man, he started to give violin classes to help with costs at home.  Later on, he got a place on the Mentoring and Skills Training Project which is supported by Happy Child Int

This week young Mums with Project Gathering met up for a special celebration where there was a feeling of joy, sharing and unity. Earlier in the year the Giving Hands Network,  in partnership with Happy Child International , organised a very special prayer initiative. Mums were able to express  their prayer requests for themselves and their babies.  Today they physically received back some bespoke prayers prayed for  by some of the Happy Child International supporters.   This

Brazil’s Patron of Education, Paulo Freire, always said “You can’t talk about education without love”. Its exactly “love” that Paulo Rodrigues eminates as the Coordinator of the Mentoring and Skills Training Project. When he studied and graduated in Pedagogy (Education) he always knew that he wanted his work to be vocational, directed towards social transformation and helping educate those who are socially vulnerable.  He reminisces, “16 years ago I started working with Inst

Studies indicate that children who are socially vulnerable are more likely to be affected by respiratory illnesses like asthma and rhinitis . Ammar Transforma identifies these diseases in children and young people today and is able to benefit from the voluntary services of Patricia Santos, an ear, nose and throat specialist. Patricia tells us how she got involved with the project. She says “During the pandemic I began to feel wrestless. I thought about the need and the diffic

This is the inspiring story of 14  year old Leticia Rodriguez Rocha. At the beginning of 2024  Leticia’s cousin was attending Saturday...

We Brazilians grew up listening and reading stories about how difficult it was to get an education, a factor all blamed on our ancestors,...

We Brazilians grew up listening and reading stories about how difficult it was to get an education, a factor all blamed on our ancestors,...

Dear Friends, We are pleased to inform you that our Head of Operations, Caroline Taylor, was awarded her MBE by the Princess Royal at...

On Saturday the 19th July a faithful group of Happy Child Supporters completed an 11 ½ mile walk to raise funds for one of our partner...

The ORANGE MAY  national campaign runs annually in Brazil.  It focuses on combatting the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and...

“ A normal conversation wasn’t possible, not in my house.   There were three of us deeply wounded from the fights we had with one another...

For a while professions in tech appear on the lists of most promising career choices. According to Advance Consulting, in 2023 the IT...

The 2025   World Weekend of Prayer  for vulnerable children unites hundreds of thousands of children and adults across the world in...

IT course students from 2025 Tamandaré is a beautiful town on the south coast of Pernambuco renowned as a natural paradise with stunning...

Brazil faces a public health problem. Adolescent pregnancy.  Figures from the Health Ministry in 2020 indicated that there were nearly...

Historically  the state Brazilian Health Care system SUS (translated Unique Health System) has constantly suffered from budget cuts which...

On the 17th February I visited two young Mums from the  Project Gathering in the Coqueiral Community in Recife, both with very...

In February John Doddrell, Happy Child International’s Chair of the Board and I enjoyed a wonderful time in Recife, Northeast Brazil...